Skin dose during radiotherapy: a summary and general estimation technique
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Skin dose during radiotherapy: a summary and general estimation technique
The skin dose associated with radiotherapy may be of interest for clinical evaluation or investigating the risk of late effects. However, skin dose is not intuitive and is difficult to measure. Our objectives were to develop and evaluate a general estimation technique for skin dose based on treatment parameters. The literature on skin dose was supplemented with measurements and Monte Carlo simu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1526-9914
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i3.3734